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Statutory Framework
83. The recommendations for improving the statutory framework for accounting include: 20 This working group should include as members representatives of state authorities (such as the banking regulator, insurance regulator and financial market regulator), the stock exchange and professional associations. The group could also include representatives of financial donors as observers. The Republic of Uzbekistan – Accounting and Auditing ROSC - 22 - The Republic of Uzbekistan should create definitions of public interest entities (PIEs), small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro entities taking into account both the development and capacity of the Uzbek economy and the needs of users of financial information. A three-tiered financial reporting framework should be implemented: PIEs would be required to apply full IFRS; SMEs would apply NAS; and micro entities would report solely for tax purposes. The current framework allows for the first two tiers; the micro-entity tier will require further definition. The CBU, and its securities and insurance supervisory departments, should require all regulated entities to file with them full financial statements, including notes, in compliance with NAS 1/IAS 1. Each regulatory agency should publish the financial statements of the entities they regulate in full on their websites, enforcing the current legal requirement that certain financial statements be made publicly available. In the longer term, the Republic of Uzbekistan should ensure that the translations of the latest versions of IFRS and ISA are adopted on a timely basis, and that copies of these translations are made readily available to educators and the various preparers, users and auditors of financial statements. Donor support and technical assistance should be sought in this respect. Regulators should review all relevant financial statements, including the audit reports, and ask those filing deficient statements to take appropriate action to address the inadequacies identified. In the longer term, all companies should be required to file their financial statements with a central financial statement registry, where they would be available to the public. The authorities might consider two options for this registry: (i) creating a new function within the CCCFSM; or (ii) creating this function within the National Statistics Committee (where companies currently file statistical reports). Both options would require a revision of appropriate laws and/or regulations. The CBU should continue its efforts to align its regulatory bank reporting requirements with general purpose IFRS financial reporting. 84. The recommendations for enhancing the statutory framework for auditing include: The statutory audit requirement should apply only to firms above a certain size threshold. This threshold should be set at a level appropriate to the public interest in audit reporting, taking into account the capacity of the Uzbek audit profession. Such a requirement would likely cover all PIEs and could be expanded to cover other companies above that size threshold. The audit certification program administered by the Licensing Authority should be reviewed for compliance with IFAC’s International Education Standards. The Licensing Authority could also consider adopting the CAP qualification (or equivalent) as a necessary pre- requisite for certifying auditors. The Licensing Authority should evaluate professional qualifications, such as CAP, CIPA, ACCA and CPA, and determine if holders of these professional qualifications might be granted exemptions for certain components of the Licensing Authority’s audit certification studies and exams. The audit certificate and/or license should be renewed depending on auditors proving they have taken the required approved Continuous Professional Development courses (currently 60 hours per year), evidence of professional indemnity insurance, the resolution of any issues found in any audit quality inspection, and confirmation that the certificate/license holder meets all other licensing conditions. The quality assurance review program, as well as the relevant methodology, should be strengthened. The regime should be focused on risk assessment and its objective should be to The Republic of Uzbekistan – Accounting and Auditing ROSC - 23 - improve audit quality through identifying gaps in the implementation of auditing standards and encouraging training and improvements in methodology to address the gaps. The quality review inspection staff should receive appropriate training to ensure that the inspectors have the capacity to not only assess compliance with formal checklists but also to evaluate whether sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained to support the content of a particular audit report. Donor assistance may help accomplish this objective. The Licensing Authority (or, if applicable, another oversight body) should, in cooperation with professional associations, initiate the process to implement the IFAC Code of Ethics and to design and implement procedures enforcing the requirements of this code, including the establishment of a disciplinary committee and procedures, an appeal process and sanctions for transgressions. The Licensing Authority may wish to consider requiring all licensed auditors to be members of a professional organization; such professional organizations, in turn, would have to meet certain criteria to be permitted to operate. 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